Harness-tug.



H. H. DROHN.

HARNESS TUG.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1904.

' .PATENTED MAY 23, 1905.

Witnesses Httomegs a No. 790,621.

UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARNESS-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,621, dated May 23, 1905.

' Application filed November 9, 1904. Serial No. 232,035.

To all, whom. it moty concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. DROHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Bethlehem, in the county of Clarion and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Harness-Tug, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shafttugs; and its mainobject is to provide a tug of such construction that all sewing of the leather will be avoided, thus materially adding to the durability of the device.

A further object of the invention is to reinforce the thill-loop where it surrounds the thill and also at its upper end, where it is connected with the buckle provided for the attachment of the saddle-strap.

A still further object of the invention is to attach the girth-strap of the device in such a manner that it will pass around the thill-loop and serve to hold the latter in firm contact with the thill, thus avoiding'undue wear and unnecessary play of these parts.

The construction of the improved device will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, and its novel features will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a harness-tug embodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a strap bent upon itself to form a thill-loop 2 and formed near its upper end with an opening 3 for the passage of the saddle-strap, and below the opening 3 is a transverse slot 4:, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

5 designates a strap which serves as the girth-strap of the device, having its upper end passed through the opening 4 and extended down along the inner side of the thill-loop 2. A metallic loop 6 is secured to the end of the strap 5 by means of a Ushaped metallic clamp 7, which holds the loop 6 against the end of the strap and embraces the opposite sides of said strap, being secured by a suitable rivet 8. The lower end of the strap 5 is passed under the thill-loop and through the metallic loop on the inner end of the girth-strap, so that tension upon said girth-strap will cause the inner sides of the thill-loop to firmly bind upon the thill, thus reducing the frictional wear upon the thill-loop and insuring a firm connection between the thill and its loop.

9 designates a Ushaped clamp which extends through the opening & of the strap 1. The outer arm 10 rests against the outer surface of the upper portion of the girth-strap 5. A leather loop or keeper 11 is interposed between the girth-strap 5 and the strap 1 in position to be secured by the clamp 9, the ends of said clamp being secured by a rivet 12, extending through the portions of the leather which extend between the arms of the clamp. The cross-bar 13 of the buckle 14 for the saddle-strap also is secured in position by the clamp 9, said cross-bar being held within the bend of the girth-strap 5, said strap 5, as well as the clamp 9, being slotted to accommodate the tongue 15 of the saddle-strap buckle.

It will be clear from the foregoing description that the single fastening device comprising the Ushaped clamp 9 serves to secure the thill-loop, girth-strap, saddle-strap buckle, and leather loop for the end of said saddlestrap together, thus entirely avoiding the necessity for sewing.

It will be noted that the bend of the girthstrap 5 where it passes around the cross-bar 13 of the buckle is reinforced by the bend in the clamp 9, which construction materially adds to the durability of the tug.

I reserve the right to make such variations in form, size, and relative arrangement of the elements of the device as may properly fall within the scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is-- 1. A harness-tug including a strap bent upon itself to form a tug-loop and having an extended end provided with slots, a girth-strap passing through one of saidslots, extending around the tug-loop and provided at oneend with a loop through which its upper end passes, a buckle the bar of which engages the bend of the girth-strap, and a rivet passing through two thicknesses of the tug-loop and two thicknesses of the girth-strap and connecting the same with each other and with the buckle.

2. A harness-tug including a strap bent upon itself to form a tug-loop and having an extended end provided with slots, a girth-strap passing through one of said straps, extending around the tug-loop and provided at one end with a loop through which its other end passes, a buckle the bar of which engages the bend of the girth-strap, a billet-loop fitted in the bend of the girth-strap, and a rivet passing through two thicknesses of the tug-loop and two thicknesses of the girth-strap and connecting the same with each other and with the buckle and billet-loop.

3. A strap bent upon itself to form a tugloop and having an extended end provided with a slot adjacent to said loop, a girth-strap extending through said slot and encircling the tug-loop, a metallic clamp extending through said slot and embracing the bend of the tugloop, and a rivet connecting the sides of the clamp and extending through the girth-strap and the tug-loop.

4. A strap bent upon itself to form a tugloop and having an extended end provided with a slot adjacent to said loop a girth-strap extending through said slot and encircling the tug-loop, a buckle having its bar adjusted in the bend of the girth-strap, a metallic clamp extending through the slot in the extended portion of the strap forming the tug-loop and embracing the bend of the girth-strap, and fastening means connecting the sides of the clamp and extending through two thicknesses of the tug-loop and two thicknesses of the girth-strap.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. DROHN.

Witnesses:

DANIEL M. GEIST, WILLIAM S. Column. 

